先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)

せんぱつとうしゅ
noun
starting pitcher
1. starting pitcher
The pitcher who begins the game on the mound and pitches the first inning. In professional baseball, starting pitchers typically pitch every five or six days in a rotation.
今日(きょう)の先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)は誰(だれ)ですか。
Who is today's starting pitcher?
先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)が五回(ごかい)で降板(こうばん)した。
The starting pitcher left the game in the fifth inning.
チームの先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)が怪我(けが)をしたため、ローテーションの見直(みなお)しが必要(ひつよう)になった。
Because the team's starting pitcher got injured, the rotation needed to be reorganized.

A key baseball term combining 先発(せんぱつ) (starting; going first) and 投手(とうしゅ) (pitcher). Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and understanding baseball terminology is useful for following Japanese media and conversation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)を務(つと)める: to serve as starting pitcher
  • 先発(せんぱつ)ローテーション: starting rotation
  • 先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)が崩(くず)れる: the starting pitcher falls apart
  • 先発(せんぱつ)投手(とうしゅ)を交代(こうたい)させる: to replace the starting pitcher

RELATED TERMS:

  • 中継(ちゅうけい)ぎ投手(とうしゅ): relief pitcher (middle innings)
  • 抑(おさ)え投手(とうしゅ): closer (final innings)
  • 降板(こうばん): leaving the mound
  • 完投(かんとう): complete game (pitching the entire game)
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